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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 12:40 PM
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Vaporware = they only exist in the air, not the cars you can get but cant afford. I am sure if you were rich enough to make an offer that one of the 918 owner can't refuse, you will get one.
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 03:52 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 05:39 PM
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 06:26 PM
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Can't afford an Airbus A380, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Is that better?
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 07:00 PM
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Not as good as 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

Or
Can't afford a 911 R but you did buy a 4G TL at a discounted price.
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Old Apr 8, 2016 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Not as good as 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.
This one is too obvious.

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Can't afford a 911 R but you did buy a 4G TL at a discounted price.
If I can afford a 918, pretty sure an R is within my grasp if was not pre-sold out, but why buy either when I can buy deeply discounted power plenums for mankind or 10 Accord Sports!

Thanks for playing.
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 03:53 PM
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what the actual....

Used Porsche 911 Rs are selling for nearly $1.3 million - Autoblog
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Old Jul 23, 2016 | 11:45 AM
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991.2 GT2 RS spied at the ring:

New Porsche 911 GT2/GT2 RS Spied with Racecar Aero, Expect Monstrous 'Ring Time - autoevolution

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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 05:18 PM
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How does it differ from the last 6 porsches that all look the same?
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
How does it differ from the last 6 porsches that all look the same?
C'mere so that I can slap you.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 11:39 AM
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he is not the only one. I cannot tell what is what anymore since 996 911s
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 11:44 AM
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I know Porsche design is super iconic... But after seeing 50 years of it, it's starting to get boring. At least for me. I'm not expecting anyone to agree, but shit, eventually you gotta move on to something new. Even Barbie's image eventually changed

the underpinnings of every Porsche are fantastic, but their styling...
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 12:21 PM
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this is good......

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...gt3-acura-nsx/

Porsche Left a Cheeky Message On the 911 GT3 Acura Bought to Develop the NSX

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A note to any automakers benchmarking cars built by Porsche: They will find you, and they'll probably leave you goofy messages hidden somewhere in the car. That's what happened when the 911 GT3 Acura was using to help develop the NSX's steering went back to the dealer for a recall service.As many automakers do, Acura bought its 911 GT3 anonymously, but Porsche was able to figure out who it belonged to when it looked at the car's black-box data, according to Automotive News. It was at this point that Porsche decided to have a little bit of fun with its counterparts at Acura."Good luck Honda from Porsche. See you on the other side," read a note left under the 911 GT3's engine cover, according to the NSX's dynamics project leader Nick Robinson. The NSX team also benchmarked a McLaren 12C, and although McLaren never figured out that Acura owned the particular car, the dealer in charge of servicing raised an eyebrow."[The McLaren dealer] wanted to know, where did you go 205 mph? What track," said Robinson.One has to wonder, though, how Porsche was so certain that the 911 GT3 in question belonged to the Acura NSX development team. It would be quite awkward if Porsche left that sort of note on a random customer's car.From: AR Revista
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 12:59 PM
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That is interesting... they bought a GT3. I would have thought they would buy the 918 to copy.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:15 PM
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Wow that's an interesting blunder on Porsche's hands.

Honda didn't buy the GT3. Acura did. Acura should be super pissed someone vandalized their car
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
That is interesting... they bought a GT3. I would have thought they would buy the 918 to copy.
theyre not even in the same realm!!,
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
How does it differ from the last 6 porsches that all look the same?
Originally Posted by oonowindoo
he is not the only one. I cannot tell what is what anymore since 996 911s
Hate to say it but, I have similar thoughts. My respect for the 80's generation 911 Turbo has gone up greatly over the past years. For me, that is the quintessential 911. That was the “purest” iteration of the 911 Turbo. I’m also fond of the 70’s naturally-aspirated 911’s. But the 911 Turbo has always been my fav model. The 993 Turbo is also a big favorite in the lineage, along with the 964 Turbo 3.6. While I do have some favorites after this period, such as the 2007 GT3, the 2008 GT2, and the GT3 RS 4.0, the lineage has been diluted a great deal, and I point a lot of that to the Cayman and Boxster. If they had done more to demarcate - the 911 and Cayman specifically - I think it would not have progressed as such. If I was to buy a 911 anytime in the future, I would be looking at the 2007 GT3 first. Looking at a new GT3RS recently, I couldn’t help but notice how LARGE the car is. That was distressing to me. But unfortunately that’s what happened along the lineage.
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBello
theyre not even in the same realm!!,
Honda will be pissed if they saw what you wrote
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Honda will be pissed if they saw what you wrote
I've notified both Acura and Honda.
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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 02:51 PM
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The GT2 was always a crazy fast car, will this one be faster than the 918?
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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Belzebutt
The GT2 was always a crazy fast car, will this one be faster than the 918?
Eh, no. The 918 runs high 9's this new GT2 should do around 10.5 or so with 680-700hp. Impressive sure but the 918 will remain in the hypercar league.
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Old Jul 28, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
this is good......

One has to wonder, though, how Porsche was so certain that the 911 GT3 in question belonged to the Acura NSX development team.
Porsche has hacked Shrillary's 3,000 deleted e-mails from her home-brew server no doubt too.
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Old Aug 17, 2016 | 05:00 PM
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Mats easily worth twelve hundo...
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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 01:15 PM
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Old Sep 29, 2016 | 07:04 PM
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Not sure why it needs a mule, no one will be able to tell the difference on the road since they all look the same
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Wtf is the difference the

Turbo
Turbo S
GT2
GT2 RS
GT3
GT3 RS
GT3 RS 4.0
911 R
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 03:23 PM
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Turbo - base Turbo model. AWD
Turbo S - more power and features
GT2 - RWD, more power and other changes, limited production
GT2 RS - more power than GT2, racing specific modifications, more limited production
GT3 - RWD, NA, track oriented, driver's car, limited production
GT3 RS - more power, more racing specific modifications, more limited production
GT3 RS 4.0 - more power, more racing specific modifications, more limited production
911 R - very limited production, specific model, RWD, manual trans, body specific unique changes and mods

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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 03:59 PM
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I'd thank your post from the app but I have no idea how.
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Old Sep 30, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Joneill44
I'd thank your post from the app but I have no idea how.
no biggie.

since I mentioned manual trans for the 911R I should update with that info for the rest of the models as well:

Turbo - base Turbo model. AWD, manual or auto
Turbo S - more power and features, manual or auto
GT2 - RWD, more power and other changes, limited production, manual only
GT2 RS - more power than GT2, racing specific modifications, more limited production, manual only
GT3 - RWD, NA, track oriented, driver's car, limited production, manual only until the 991 (latest model 911) GT3, which was auto only.
GT3 RS - more power, more racing specific modifications, more limited production, manual only until the 991 GT3RS, which was auto only.
GT3 RS 4.0 - more power (500hp from a 4.0L N/A 6 cylinder!), more racing specific modifications, more limited production, manual only, produced only during 997 model line (previous generation)
911 R - very limited production, 500hp 4.0L N/A 6 cylinder (like the 991GT3RS and previous gen RS4.0), specific model, RWD, body specific unique changes and mods, manual trans only - this was a big deal since it was an answer to all the purists who were pissed that the current-gen 991 GT3 models were not available with manual.

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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
Turbo - base Turbo model. AWD
Turbo S - more power and features
GT2 - RWD, more power and other changes, limited production
GT2 RS - more power than GT2, racing specific modifications, more limited production
GT3 - RWD, NA, track oriented, driver's car, limited production
GT3 RS - more power, more racing specific modifications, more limited production
GT3 RS 4.0 - more power, more racing specific modifications, more limited production
911 R - very limited production, specific model, RWD, manual trans, body specific unique changes and mods

Or . . . . .
more $
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You can't afford it . . .
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 11:33 AM
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lol truth
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Old Oct 2, 2016 | 02:05 PM
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So.......just buy a Cayman GTS/GT4 ?
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Old Oct 25, 2016 | 07:33 PM
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Old Oct 26, 2016 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
since I mentioned manual trans for the 911R I should update with that info for the rest of the models as well:

...a big deal since it was an answer to all the purists who were pissed that the current-gen 991 GT3 models were not available with manual.

Will be interesting to see how the 6MT migrates back to the next gen 911 models given the low take rate of manuals in general these days. I'm a fan of doing so, other than on the track, 6MT manuals are more enjoyable and engaging.
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991.2 Turbo S the hardest launching car MT ever tested:

The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S is Motor Trend?s Hardest-Launching Car Ever Tested - Motor Trend
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